Eric Adams goes out fighting the City Council
City & State New York••nation
Key Points:
- Outgoing NYC Mayor Eric Adams vetoed 19 bills on his final day, including measures on street vending licenses, ride-hailing driver protections, federal immigration presence at Rikers Island, police body-cam access, and affordable housing funding.
- Adams justified the vetoes by arguing the bills would worsen the affordable housing crisis, burden small businesses, create unnecessary bureaucracy, and violate state laws, emphasizing his focus on supporting working-class New Yorkers.
- Incoming City Council Speaker Julie Menin criticized Adams’ vetoes and administration’s collaboration but has not committed to overriding all vetoes, though she indicated willingness to override some, continuing a contentious relationship with the outgoing mayor.
- Adams also convened a new charter revision commission on his last day to explore opening
